ARTIST: The Futureheads
TITLE: News And Tributes
LABEL: Vagrant Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 260 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 12min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-06-13
RIP DATE: 2006-06-13
Track List
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1. Area 2:46
2. Help Us Out 2:21
3. We Cannot Lose 2:31
4. Decent Days And Nights (Shy 4:35
Child Remix)
Release Notes:
http://www.thefutureheads.com/
This Limited Edition 1st US pressing containing the bonus Area EP (4 bonus
tracks).
Best known for a spastic, heavily accented post-punk cover of Kate Bush's
"Hounds of Love" that went Top 10 in the UK, this British quartet attempts to
kick away from its '80s-inspired comrades--such as Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser
Chiefs--on their second album. Not that there's any shortage of spiky riffs,
jerky rhythms, and off-kilter harmonies on News and Tributes. But get past the
more pedestrian fare like "Yes/No" and "Return of the Berserker," and the full
scope of the Futureheads' ambition reveals itself, particularly in the poppiest
track, "Skip To The End." Meanwhile, "Thursday" is laced with a distinct doo-wop
feel, "Favours for Favours" shows the band's softer side, and the jagged "Burnt"
proves that the group can approach greatness on a song of its very own. --Aidin
Vaziri (Amazon.com)